HUTCHINGS, John James
(Service number 64894)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 May 1882 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 56 Harris(?) Street, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Plasterer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. A. HUTCHINGS (mother), 105 King Street, Sydenham, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 8 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 July 1952 | Age | 70 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Addington Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John James Hutchings was the son of William and Mary Ann (née Clarke) Hutchings. He was drawn in the Seventh Ballot in 1917.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 May 2019]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 9 May 1917 (Papers Past) [29 April 2018]
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